Description
Provide flight and ground instruction to postsecondary student pilots in aircraft, simulators, and classrooms; teach maneuvers, procedures, aeronautical knowledge, and safety; assess proficiency; and prepare students for solo, certificates/ratings, and FAA checkrides at flight schools or collegiate aviation programs.
- • Supervise and monitor students' use of aircraft, simulators, and training equipment to ensure safe operations.
- • Observe and evaluate student performance in flight and ground lessons; debrief and coach for improvement.
- • Deliver ground school lectures and briefings using visual aids, flight planning tools, and weather products.
- • Administer knowledge quizzes, stage evaluations, and performance checks; prepare students for FAA checkrides.
- • Maintain training records, logbook endorsements, attendance, and flight time documentation per regulatory and school standards.
- • Supervise solo operations, cross-country planning, and independent simulator practice.
- • Assess individual training needs and tailor lesson plans to certificate or rating goals.
- • Provide individualized flight, simulator, and remedial instruction.
- • Demonstrate maneuvers, procedures, radio communications, and emergency operations during flight lessons.
- • Develop and update flight and ground syllabi aligned with FAA Airman Certification Standards.
- • Prepare lesson outlines, stage schedules, and proficiency objectives.
- • Integrate aeronautical knowledge with practical decision-making, risk management, and crew resource management.
- • Develop teaching aids, checklists, scenario-based exercises, and simulator profiles.
- • Select and maintain training materials, charts, EFB content, and safety equipment.
- • Advise students on training pathways, exam preparation, and aviation career options.
- • Participate in instructor standardization, safety meetings, and recurrent training; incorporate regulatory and procedures updates.
- • Serve on flight school committees for curriculum, safety, and aircraft scheduling and utilization.
- • Review prospective student inquiries and applications; conduct orientations and discovery flight briefings.
- • Arrange guest sessions with examiners, air traffic controllers, or maintenance specialists.
- • Coordinate aircraft scheduling and report maintenance discrepancies; maintain simulators and training aids.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
